Vinyl Destination – Records, design and thoughts. Simon Minter is a freelance designer from Oxford, UK.

Oren Ambarchi – Stacte Karaoke front cover

OREN AMBARCHI: Stacte Karaoke (12″, Black Truffle BT13,…

- November 5, 2022 | November 5, 2022 - simonminter comment

As so often happens, here is a record that I have no recollection of buying. But buy it I did, and probably on the basis that Oren Ambarchi ("composer, multi-instrumentalist and musical polymath" – thanks,…

12" / Hip-hop/'dance' music

BEASTIE BOYS: Intergalactic (12″, Grand Royal 12CL803, 1998)

- July 12, 2020 - simonminter comment

Bought this shortly after the height of my indie disco-visiting days (Sunday night at the Nue Valbonne in Reading was the place to be, you know…), during which time Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' was a prime…

12" / Electronica / Indie Rock Punk Noise / Post-rock-type Stuff

DISCO INFERNO: Second Language (12″, Rough Trade R3150,…

- May 31, 2020 - simonminter comment

I have no idea exactly where or when I bought this record. It was long enough ago that it was almost definitely purchased in a shop, rather than online. Based on its year of release,…

12" / Electronica / Indie-pop / Post-rock-type Stuff

UTER: Tomorrow’s Clowns (12″, Oscarr TSOSC007)

- January 26, 2020 - simonminter comment

I have this record because my friend Marceline was in the band. She lived in Glasgow at the time of the record's release (which is not officially stated on the sleeve, but Discogs places it…

1960s / 1970s / Box set / Freebies and inserts / LP / Normal music / Weirdo Folk Music

NICK DRAKE: Fruit Tree (3LP, Island 006025 1745703…

- January 12, 2020 | January 12, 2020 - simonminter 2 Comments

I believe that this is the first box set that my random number generator has selected for writing about on here. What a good choice! Even though Nick Drake albums are akin to The Catcher…

12" / Normal music

JELLYFISH: Baby’s Coming Back (12″, Charisma CUST 2,…

- February 3, 2019 - simonminter comment

I bought this 12" pretty much when it came out, from a shop in Shrewsbury that I forget the name of now. It was upstairs, and just around the corner from the entrance to Shrewsbury…

7" / Indie Rock Punk Noise / Weirdo Noise Music

SHIT AND SHINE: Charm And Counter-charm (7″, For…

- July 15, 2018 - simonminter comment

The second mention so far here of Shit And Shine, despite my record collection being inordinately weighted in their direction, due to them being not only an endlessly entertaining and fascinating it, but also to…

The Sonic All Stars - The Sound Of Star Wars front cover

Easy Listening / LP

THE SONIC ALL-STARS: The Sounds Of Star Wars…

- February 4, 2018 | May 26, 2018 - simonminter comment

Nestling near to The Sonics, Sonic Boom and Sonic Youth in my collection, The Sounds Of Star Wars is a far less intimidating and weighty prospect than any of those three Sonic-y outfits. I bought this…

Indie Rock Punk Noise / LP / Weirdo Folk Music / Weirdo Noise Music

THURSTON MOORE: 12 String Meditations For Jack Rose…

- January 20, 2018 | May 26, 2018 - simonminter 2 Comments

Thurston Moore was, of course, the frontman of my all-time favourite band, Sonic Youth. He – and they – are therefore responsible for a hefty wedge of records in my collection. As a band, their…

Freebies and inserts / LP / Space rock / Weirdo Noise Music

YOU’RE SMILING NOW BUT WE’LL ALL TURN INTO…

- January 7, 2018 | May 26, 2018 - simonminter comment

Nestling down at the far end of the alphabet – in between Young Knives and The Zodiac – it's the heftily-named You're Smiling Now But We'll All Turn Into Demons. This is a band that's…